Exporting to the United Arab Emirates

Export guides

Exporting to United Arab Emirates from 1 January 2021
Department for International Trade
Guidance explaining changes for UK exporters to this territory after the end of the Brexit transition period. It gives information on trade agreements, tariffs and quotas, managing risk, controlled goods, travel, sanctions and embargoes, and export opportunities.

EU Access2Markets
European Commission
Toolkit for businesses exporting from the EU or importing into member states. Information on tariffs, taxes, procedures, rules of origin, trade barriers, services, and procurement.

Economic and political outlook

ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users can access a regularly updated report providing assessment of the short, medium and long term outlook for the United Arab Emirates. The publication includes a five year forecast for key indicators, including economic growth and inflation. It also features analysis of labour markets, exchange rates, economic development, external trade, natural resources and key industry sectors.

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More forecasts and indicators

Economic Insight: Middle East
ICAEW
ICAEW's quarterly economic forecast for the region, with detailed analysis of activity and trends prepared specifically for the finance profession.

EIU country profile: United Arab Emirates
Economist Intelligence Unit
Up-to-date highlights covering the economy, political outlook, credit risk, regulatory assessment, business environment and key industry sectors.

Trade data

United Arab Emirates: Economic indicators
Trading economics
Information, including historical data, for a range of economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, commodity prices. Data is based on official sources, and facts are regularly checked for inconsistencies.

Business environment

On our Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates page you can find information on the business environment, local law and support networks.

Industry reports

View the latest reports on key industries in the UAE, including data on market value, market segmentation, competitive landscape, leading companies in the industry, market forecasts and demographics.

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Companies

We can help ICAEW members locate financial data and reports for companies in this country through our company research service.

Risk and insolvency

Economic studies: United Arab Emirates
Coface
Profile regularly updated by the credit insurance group. It gives a general risk assessment alongside major macro-economic indicators.

MENA Country Report UAE 2021
Atradius
Report analysing the current insolvency environment and overall economic situation. The report gives key economic indicators, main import sources, main export markets and forecasts the performance of major industry sectors.

Further reading

• View a list of books and articles in our collection on the United Arab Emirates
• View a list of books in our collection on exporting in general
• View a list of articles in our collection on exporting in general

To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to book loans.

You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports by post or email through our document supply service.